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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS STRENGTHEN YOUR SPIRIT 2009 was great for some, but others might've found that they dealt with an emotionally stifling blow in one form or another. If you're one of those who experienced a huge hit them from left field last year, you may need to promise some very important attention to your own heart and soul. Resolve to mend your spirit. WHERE YOU CAN GO: • Professional Counselors: Check with your medical insurance coverage to see if your plan covers counseling, or if you need to find someone yourself, go to www.goodtherapy.org to find a comprehensive list of counselors and therapists in the OC area. • Books and Travels: Spirit Healing, How to Make Your Life Work by Mary Dean Atwood is a book that soothes the soul. It takes the Native American approach for advice with coping strategies. Books of a more philosophical nature like The Secret or Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth might help if you want to look at a bigger picture. • Spirit healing place: as in Sedona, Arizona, where you can hike up to the top of a mesa, breathe deeply, and look at the sapphire sky. Go ahead—throw the old wedding ring over the edge to bring closure to a failed marriage. Afterwards, the healing spas and red rock landscapes clear the mind and rejuvenate the soul. 201 0 TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY OK, so what if this is the most popular and sought after resolution of all time? After all, your body is your temple. But whether it's losing weight, eating better, or working out, you need to be realistic about a program that fits your needs and schedule, and then stick to it faithfully! WHAT YOU CAN DO: • Fitness clubs like 24 Hour, Ballys and Golds are named often in the realm of fitness environments, but if you want to get quality programs that incorporate nutritional programs with exercise (which everyone knows is the key) choose smaller, lesser known places. • A good website to visit is www.gymticket.com in order to find the best fitness club for you in your area. • Consider some dance classes. Ballroom, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Salsa and Hip Hop group or individual lessons can be sought at studios. Or, try a community college class to save some bucks. • Go take a look at Dance Asylum studio in Costa Mesa--www.danceasylum.com or the Clifton Dance Project (for other dance genres) in Huntington Beach-- www.cliftondanceproject.com. • Work while you play. Places like Beach Body Design offer pole fitness classes which include a warm up consisting of strengthening, stretching and core conditioning, plus sexy floor exercises followed by exercise tricks on the pole including spinning tricks, backbends, pole slides and much much more! For pole or Pilates class schedules visit www. beachbodydesign.com • Don't forget the sun screen. The people over at Klen have got you covered with this one. Klen is the first and only clinically proven, safety-tested, wash-on sunscreen that helps guard against UVA and UVB radiation. Now your sunscreen is simply applied to the scalp, face, and body, without extra steps and the greasy residue of lotions and creams. For more information go to www.Klenskin.com